Mmmm....SOY!

So, last week when I was at Costco, I noticed that they had edamame packets in the frozen food section. Edamame is my new favorite snack, so I thought it'd be perfect for when I'm hungry and instead of grazing, get some protein. So, I get the edamame, delicious.

I nuke them (3 minutes and you have a delicious meal!) tonight, and remember that last time I ate them, Hank was VERY interested...so, he sniffs it out and then I give him a soy bean. He LOVES it. So, he sits there and drools, while I eat. Then, I give him another one, and realize that he really likes the edamame pod and to suck the soy bean out of it. It's his new favorite treat. Oh boy!

So, no more edamame tonight, and now he's watching out the window waiting for Jeremiah to come home...

He likes me, he really likes me!

It's no question I have the world's greatest dog. My birthday was yesterday, but I had to go to Stupid Dallas for a sales rally. But, I got home on time last night, which was nice. However, on Monday night, Jeremiah picked up Hank from Day Camp and they headed home for the evening. Evidently every time a car drove by, Hank jumped off the couch to check it out (this isn't typical). AND THEN, at one point, he finally went over and sat on the floor at the top of the stairs, waiting for me. What a GREAT DOG!

So, when I got home yesterday, Jeremiah let him out on the patio, and he paced and whimpered, and scratched at the gate wanting out, and then finally "stood up" on the gate and kissed my chin. WHAT A GREAT DOG!

And, I'm just so glad that I don't have this dog...

Weekly Update

Well, I realized lately that I've been BUSY with going to Idaho, and then my brother Jake in town for the week and my mom here for the weekend. Hank's doing great! He had a blast with Uncle Jake this week getting to hangout, go for fun walks and runs. AND, Uncle Jake and his friend Kelly took Hank to Marymoor in the week for a fun mid-week activity. We loved having Jake here to help out with Hank and run around and play with him. It was a busy work week for both Jeremiah and I, so a built in dog-sitter was AWESOME. If only our place was bigger and we could get him to live here...

The girliest dog I knew

I talked to Jeremiah this afternoon when I was out doing stuff (like NOT having an annual exam, even though I had the paper blanket over my lap ready to go...). Jeremiah said that Tom, the Partner he works with a lot and who is moving to Detroit for work, had to leave early today.

Evidently Tom's wife called looking for him today. They have two dogs. Now, let's back track. They have two small animals who they dress up, and treat like children, it's ridiculous. ANYWAY, Lucy and Bernie are the kids. Today, as the kids were playing away, Lucy choked on a bone (we're guessing raw-hide) and passed away. Yeah, that's what I thought. How weird! Lucy is three (Hank's just over 2) and is a great little puppy (although pretty dang girly). It's so sad to hear that Bernie's sister is gone and that something so simple could take her life. Yuck.

Tom and Christa sent pictures and a note tonight. I guess they were on a family vacation last week so she had lots of time to play and swim, I thought this picture was pretty cute of her.

I know Hank didn't get to meet her, I think he would have scared the CRAP out of her. Although Tom did ask if they could get together so Hank could put Bernie in his place. Blech. It's a good thing we have an agreement with Hank that he never gets to die.

Uncle Erik! AND Uncle Jake! WOW!

There's nothing to exciting to report about Hank, he's been at day camp a couple of days this week, and he's doing great. We had a fun 4th of July laying around and going swimming. He's doing great.

Over the weekend, our friend Erik who's a youth pastor in Egypt (yup, the country) came to visit. He stayed till Tuesday, so on Monday, Hank got to stay home from work with Uncle Erik. When I got ready to head up stairs to bed on Monday night, I called for Hank, and he turned around and jumped up on the couch with Erik. It's nice to know we're still loved...

And then on Saturday, my brother Jake is coming for a week! I'm very excited to see him and hangout with him this week, although I'll be in Idaho till Sunday night meeting my new family. But, Hank gets to spend the WHOLE WEEK with Uncle Jakey, he's so excited!